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  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
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Prepared at 1339 EST on 21/08/2024.

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Highest daily rainfall

NT

Roper-McArthur

014652

MARANBOY HILL

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0.2

25/08/2021

15

1 N C Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:37EST, 21/08/2024.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 20 AUG 2024
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 20.6 -- 8.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 31/15
PERTH AIRPORT 18.6 0.0 11.9 +3.8 10.5 0.4 2.6 4.0 357 (14.9) 37/13
PERTH METRO 19.1 0.0 11.8 +3.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 30/12
BUSSELTON AERO 18.9 +1.6 10.9 +3.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 267 (11.1) 34/10
BUNBURY 17.7 0.0 11.3 +3.8 -- 3.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 43/06
MANDURAH 18.8 +0.6 13.2 +2.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 37/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.1 -- 9.0 -- -- 5.6 -- -- 469 (19.5) 52/12
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 16.9 -1.8 9.0 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 435 (18.1) 34/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +3.1 22.3 +2.0 21.2 0.0 6.8 11.0 257 (10.7) 31/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.5 +6.8 10.5 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 26/10
WHYALLA AERO 21.6 +3.2 8.0 +2.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 368 (15.3) 57/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 18.6 +2.3 13.7 +7.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 619 (25.8) 61/01
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 17.6 +1.7 13.8 +6.2 10.8 0.8 4.0 5.3 597 (24.9) 54/13
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 17.7 +1.4 11.9 +5.1 -- 1.8 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.6 +2.4 11.0 +5.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 521 (21.7) 50/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.1 -1.6 21.2 +3.8 -- 6.6 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.2 21.8 +7.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 447 (18.6) 44/10
MACKAY AERO 24.2 +0.4 15.8 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 34/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.8 +0.9 15.3 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.9 +1.4 13.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 30/11
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 24.6 +0.5 13.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 28/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.7 +1.9 12.8 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 22/15
COOLANGATTA 21.3 -0.3 13.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 34/17
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +0.1 13.6 +3.8 12.5 0.8 4.2 8.3 305 (12.7) 28/13
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.0 -0.2 14.9 +4.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 388 (16.2) 24/01
BRISBANE 23.2 -0.1 14.0 +3.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 21/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.8 +1.2 11.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 584 (24.3) 43/02
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +4.4 4.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 39/12
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.5 -- 10.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 +3.5 6.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 24/17
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +1.9 5.3 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 22/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 17.0 +5.8 4.6 +3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 301 (12.5) 46/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.4 +4.0 10.2 +1.9 8.4 0.2 1.0 -- 259 (10.8) 44/17
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 22.5 +3.3 6.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 24/14
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.5 +1.7 7.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 34/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.8 +3.9 2.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 41/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.8 +4.3 7.0 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.3 +2.4 5.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 39/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.6 +8.3 11.3 +6.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 427 (17.8) 50/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 +0.2 8.7 +6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 294 (12.3) 37/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 16.0 +1.2 9.3 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 46/07
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 13.3 -1.5 4.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 22/08
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.2 +2.8 8.3 +2.4 6.4 0.0 2.6 3.6 509 (21.2) 76/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 17.9 -- 7.8 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 50/11
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 15.7 +0.6 -- -- -- 0.4 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.0 +1.6 9.2 +5.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 593 (24.7) 55/12
WYNYARD AIRPORT 13.4 +0.2 9.0 +5.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 324 (13.5) 39/08
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.3 +1.1 6.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.7 +0.8 4.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 21/11
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 12.5 -0.6 4.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/10
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest for Tuesday 20 AUG 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.9 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM Northern Rivers NT
36.8 BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
36.8 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
36.7 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
36.6 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+10.3 : 33.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+10.1 : 30.0 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
+9.5 : 29.4 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+9.5 : 35.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+9.3 : 30.8 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

+12.0 : 16.7 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+9.1 : 16.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 11.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+8.0 : 12.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) NE Agricultural SA
+7.7 : 12.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

Coldest for Tuesday 20 AUG 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : 7.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.5 : 15.6 JURIEN BAY Lower West & Perth WA
-3.6 : 9.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-3.1 : 15.2 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-2.8 : 16.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-3.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-4.6 : 2.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.4 : 5.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.1 : -0.3 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-4.1 : -1.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
-3.8 : 9.8 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
20.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
19.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
19.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
18.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
18.0 HALIFAX ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
8.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
5.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

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5.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
3.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

940 (39.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
886 (36.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
882 (36.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
856 (35.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
818 (34.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
791 (33.0) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
752 (31.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
747 (31.1) MARION REEF Islands ISL
741 (30.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
736 (30.7) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
718 (29.9) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
717 (29.9) FORREST Eucla WA
717 (29.9) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
716 (29.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
714 (29.8) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
695 (29.0) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
667 (27.8) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
658 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
657 (27.4) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
651 (27.1) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
647 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
644 (26.8) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
636 (26.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
631 (26.3) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
631 (26.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
619 (25.8) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
618 (25.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
612 (25.5) OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
609 (25.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
602 (25.1) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
104/20 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/19 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
83/13 PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
83/21 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

High realtime reports for Tuesday 20 AUG 2024
Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)
14.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 29.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 102(330/ 74 ) at 22:15
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 89(360/ 65 ) at 19:30
MOUNT HOTHAM : 104(350/ 59 ) at 20:38